- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with TH and ending in K (TH__K)
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: THANK (September 26, 2024); THICK (November 22, 2025); THINK (November 18, 2023).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. THACK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits TH__K?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, U
- 4th letter C, E, L, N
Meanings and answer history
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THANK
To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
“She thanked him for the lift.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 26, 2024.
THICK
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 22, 2025.
THINK
To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
“Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 18, 2023.
THACK
A stroke; a thwack.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THEEK
To thatch.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THILK
That same; this; that.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THUNK
past participle of think
“Who would have thunk those guys would have a problem with a little lie?”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match TH__K?
- 7 five-letter words match TH__K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, THANK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.